04 Oct 1960
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1960
Page
1
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Federal agents seized about 110 pounds of heroin worth 14 million with the arrest of Guatemala’s ambassador to Belgium and the Netherlands Mattielo Rosas and three others in Manhattan. They found three black valises and $70 000 in cash as partial payment. Rosas claimed diplomatic immunity but officials said he was not accredited.
Corry city police will crack down on zoning ordinance violators with two West Smith Street businesses first investigated. Council orders enforcement after complaints about Esso Hull and the Pennzoil service station, citing junk yard conditions and truck terminal use.
Corry Memorial Hospital will receive new equipment funded by a life member of the Hospital Ladies Auxiliary. Edgar Alexander, administrator, announced that Mrs C Bliss gave 1500 for an anesthesia machine in the delivery room a patient helper walker and a laboratory refrigerator plus a 500 outright gift to the auxiliary for general use. Equipment has been ordered.
In Helsinki a right wing bloc led by Prime Minister Urho Kekkonen’s Agrarians led by more than 59,000 votes, gaining over 100,000 since 1956. Communists followed with about 50,000 votes as municipal ballots closed.
A motherless Columbus family lost their farm home in a 4:30 p.m. blaze. Thomas 15 Helen 13 and Maynard 7 survive with neighbors hosting them as Salvation Army and school officials mobilize clothing and aid. A 19-year-old sister had served as mother to the trio. cause undetermined. furniture and clothing donations sought.
City officials confront severe East Main street parking between sidewalks and street. Mayor Kinley says parking may be allowed near an intersection within a set distance until street widening is possible. Council also approves hospital payment and truck weight limit measures while seeking better fiscal records and investigating an abandoned vehicle.
Johnstown police officials Police Chief Charles R. Griffith and detectives Joseph Rushiti and Milan Habala were served warrants on assault and battery charges tied to a gambling raid. They were released on bonds of 1000 dollars each. attorney for Anthony Bongiovanni said no information or warrant tied him to the case.
President Eric A. Walker announces a four 10 week term academic year at Penn State and 14 campuses starting June 15 1961. The plan shifts from two 15 week semesters to four 10 week terms with longer class periods and preserved total time for coursework.
In Akron Ohio a 16 year old boy William Ellsworth Evans and his father Joseph Ellsworth Evans are charged in a bank holdup of the First National Bank in Akron. The boy allegedly jumped the counter to grab cash and admitted involvement with car thefts. The FBI notes interstate car thefts linked to the case.
The Chamber of Commerce Retail Division and Penn State teams host a two day sales clinic at the Municipal Building with speakers from Gannon College and Behrend Campus. Topics include Effective Customer Relations and How to Get the Most Out of the Advertising Dollar. Sessions begin October 1 and 12 at 7 p.m. with registration at 6 p.m. James Hammond chairs the Retail Division welcome. This marks the second such clinic for Erie retailers, following a a successful three years ago.
Mayor J. Fred Kinley said 50 meters were bought at a saving to cover future parking demand as two private lots may close this fall. He noted current ample space reduces meter revenue but no city parking problem exists. Cost about $2,000. twelve replacement meters were also acquired. Korea seeks $400 million in five years from U.S. aid to ease economic strain, per Seoul reports.
United Nations reports suggest Nikita Khrushchev may be acting under orders rather than in control as his U N appearances spark speculation. Review traces Khrushchev’s 1958 go slow policies in the Middle East and shifts from Paris to Moscow affecting Soviet power dynamics.
Fire officials plan a state fire marshal probe of the old chair factory on East Main Street amid multiple complaints about fire hazards. The west building section recently caved in. risks include collapse onto nearby railroad tracks, prompting possible condemnation if the owner does not act.
City Council will consider a billboard tax by enacting an ordinance for 1961. The move follows exoneration of 1960 taxes on the demolished Clough building at Main and Center streets after a written request by Miss Harriett Colegrove. Councilors want new revenue from display structures and directed City Solicitor Roger Brown to draft the measure before year end.
Firefighters responded to a blaze at 349 South Center Street last evening in the Walter McCray home. Two booster lines fought the second story kitchen fire, with 20 men from Engine 3 Aerial Truck 4 and Emergency 6 on scene. Estimated loss to the building was 600 dollars with 400 dollars of contents damaged. Ownership of the building was listed as McCray and contents as the Ruse family. both reported insured. Volunteers quelled the fire using booster lines to kitchen and roof.
At the United Nations Khrushchev raised conditions for a Eisenhower meeting demanding a formal confession of US guilt for provocative acts and treachery. The move dimmed hopes for a Cold War summit as Tito Nasser Sukarno prepare to depart and de Gaulle plans to meet. An Australian motion urged another Big Four summit at the earliest practicable date.
Two teen-age brothers and a third boy confessed to being at the building shortly before a September 26 blaze that damaged a garage and its contents valued around 1500 dollars. No charges were filed as investigators continued. The blaze followed similar arson-suspect events in the Union City area, with authorities seeking further evidence.
The United States issued 216 million yen about 800000 dollars to Japan for medical burials in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The grant supports construction of facilities and treatment services as part of postwar recovery.
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